The problem is we can do it NOW! But as Michael has pointed out there are road blocks. From the govt. and their regs., the oil big wigs and the auto manufactures them selfs.
The citizens own land that has plenty of oil under it. But the lobbyist for every group that supports wildlife over human needs and sponsored by the wealthy plus the govt., again! So we get a national average of $4.00+ a gallon of gas and the shareholders are happy! And the auto people still build within govt. limits so don't expect much change on MPG to soon. What is on the sticker of each PU truck isn't what your going to see in reality!
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Originally Posted by Skerlnik
We may all BE riding cows and horses, if we don't get serious! 
Here's the way I see it. Cars have been around for 100 years. If we had increased fuel economy 1o mpg every ten years, we'd now have cars that get something over 100 mpg! Woot!
I'll even give ya a break, and halve that. So, a mere 5 mpg increase would give us over 50 mpg cars. Still woot!
So, we have some catching up to do methinks. 10 mpg every ten years isn't unreasonable at all, tech-wise. It could be something as simple as a new spark plug design, or a new lightweight ceramic. We've waited for the market to take care of this. Even had a gas crisis before. We still hover in the 20-25 mpg range. Unacceptable.
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